Mark Sanchez, Former Jets QB, Will Sign With Eagles

Quarterback Mark Sanchez passed his physical and will sign with the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday.

Multiple outlets reported the former New York Jets starting quarterback agreed to terms on a new deal.

Sanchez was cut by the Jets last week. He missed all of last season following shoulder surgery, but drew interest from several teams despite having 52 total turnoves in his previous two seasons as a full-time starter.

Sanchez arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday night to have his surgically repaired shoulder and knee checked out by Eagles team doctors. The quarterback hit the open market this week after five seasons with the Jets.

Sanchez would likely become a backup to Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles.

"I think Mark is a very, very good athlete," Eagles coach Chip Kelly said Wednesday at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando, Fla. "He's started 60-some-odd games in this league. He's got good experience. He has a lot of positive qualities."

Former Eagles quarterback Michael Vick signed a free agent deal with the Jets last week.

Philadelphia also has quarterback Matt Barkley, who, like Sanchez, played at the University of Southern California.

Last summer, Sanchez was competing for the starting job with rookie Geno Smith before suffering a shoulder injury in the Jets' third preseason game. He sat out the 2013 season after undergoing shoulder surgery and also an arthroscopic knee procedure.

Over his last two seasons as a starter, Sanchez committed a combined 52 turnovers in 2011 and 2012. In contrast, Foles threw 27 touchdown passes last season and was intercepted just twice.

Sanchez was selected by the Jets with the fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft and he started 62 games in five years, posting a 33-29 record and passing for 68 touchdowns with 69 interceptions. He led New York to the AFC Championship game in each of his first two seasons.

Releasing Sanchez, who was due a $2 million bonus on March 25, saved the Jets $8.3 million against the salary cap.